Win2K = off. Win2k3 = on. > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:30 AM > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [THIN] Re: Hyperthreading > > > So after all the discussions and the reading all the docs > seem to say that > it will work with Windows 2000. Do most people turn if off > for win2K or > leave it on? Do people think it is a good practice to > disable for Win2K > systems? What about for win2003? Turn it on??? > > Thanks > Malcolm > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Nick Smith > Sent: 01 October 2004 09:06 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Hyperthreading > > I have similar, but I'm inclined to think that it's just Sage, as I've > had the same happen on a non-HT processor. Sage is a pig, I > hate it more > and more. > Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dogers [mailto:dogers@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 30 September 2004 23:33 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Hyperthreading > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:18:07 -0400, Bernd Harzog > <bernd.harzog@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Well what we discovered is that when a process is running on one of > the virtual CPU's (2 or 3) and goes rogue, it shuts down the whole > server. So, if something uses 25% of CPU (all of CPU 2 or 3) > doing this > on a virtual CPU on Windows 2000 somehow clogs up the entire > system. So, > our recommendations were; 1) don't use hyperthreading on Windows 2000, > and if you insist upon turning it on, don't use Affinity to assign any > processes to the virtual CPU's (only assign processes to the physical > ones). > > > > I would be interested in knowing if anyone else has seen > anything like > this. If you have, and you could share with the list that > would be most > useful. > > YES! This sounds exactly like what we get, but only on win2003! > Specifically in Sage Line 50 - it has functions which chew up 25% of a > CPU (cant remember right now which one though..!) and the whole server > comes to its knees for all users until the functions are > stopped. I want > to try and disable HT to test and see if its that thats actually doing > it, but its our sole server, so is a little difficult :( > > Andrew > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor RTO Software > Do you know which applications are abusing your CPU and memory? > Would you like to learn? -- Free for a limited time! > Get the RTO Performance Analyzer to quickly learn the applications, > users, and time of day possible problems exist. > http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=320 > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode > use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > > > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor RTO Software > Do you know which applications are abusing your CPU and memory? > Would you like to learn? -- Free for a limited time! > Get the RTO Performance Analyzer to quickly learn the > applications, users, > and time of day possible problems exist. > http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id20 > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > > > ************************************************************** > ********************* > The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. 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